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Welcome to Woodville ...

Woodville is located in Jefferson County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

Woodville is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Woodville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Woodville is located in the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Woodville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Woodville: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Ontario County.

Beyond New York, there are 58 communities that are also named Woodville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodville.

Communities near Woodville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woodville.

  • Watertown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulaski
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Adams
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <3>
  • Sackets Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackets Harbor
    • Sackets Harbor is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackets Harbor <3>
  • Brownville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Dexter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Altmar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
    • Altmar is located in Oswego County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <3>
  • Mannsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Woodville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodville. See our Newspapers Page for Woodville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodville ...

Looking for more information about Woodville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Woodville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woodville.

Adding Woodville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Woodville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Woodville post office opened in 1824.

We also found Woodville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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